Full video of Danielle Ofri's interview of Oliver Sacks is now available. Hear the full conversation, ranging from the ethics of using patients' stories, to the ins and outs of hallucinations, to the relative merits of Bach versus Beethoven.
Full video of Danielle Ofri's interview of Oliver Sacks is now available. Hear the full conversation, ranging from the ethics of using patients' stories, to the ins and outs of hallucinations, to the relative merits of Bach versus Beethoven.
An eloquent and honest take on the inner life of medical professionals. Ofri’s passionate examination of her own fears and doubts alongside broader concerns within the medical field should be eye-opening for the public—and required reading for medical students.
Her insightful and invigorating book makes the case that it’s better for patients if a physician’s emotional compass-needle points in a positive direction.
An invaluable guide for doctors and patients on how to “recognize and navigate the emotional subtexts” of the doctor-patient relationship.
"What Doctors Feel"--coming on June 4th 2013. Called "insightful and invigorating," "eloquent and honest." "An invaluable guide." Pre-orders available. Book Launch on June 5th at Barnes & Noble, Upper West Side
"What are you doing creatively these days?" It’s not a question you hear commonly. Medicine is a field with a strong history of creativity, but its daily practice feels less and less creative
"Intensive Care" is a journey through the inner world of medicine, sampling all of Danielle's books, including her forthcoming book: What Doctors Feel: How Emotions Affect the Practice of Medicine." This eBook has a special price of $3.99 and is available on all electronic platforms.
A small adrenal mass was “incidentally noted” on my patient’s CT. But once the incidentaloma had been given life, so to speak, it was no longer incidental. We were now obliged to run some highly complicated — and expensive — lab tests.
A new report concluded that general health checkups for adults did not help patients live longer or healthier lives. So is it time to scrap the annual medical check-up?
All academic medical centers rest on a tripod — patient care, education and research. The effect of Hurricane Sandy on the third leg of that tripod — research — has gotten the least attention, partly because rescuing cell cultures just isn’t as dramatic as carrying an I.C.U. patient on a ventilator down flights of stairs…
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